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Music at The University of Texas at Austin

Music at The University of Texas at Austin

If you plan to study music, take a look at what The University of Texas at Austin has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Music section at the bottom of this page.

UT Austin Music Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Music
  • Master’s Degree in Music

UT Austin Music Rankings

There were 36 students who received their doctoral degrees in music, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Music Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the music majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Music Master’s Program

44% Women
30% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of music master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Texas at Austin with a master's in music.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 24
International Students 10
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Music

Music majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Music 77
Conducting 6
Music Performance 2

Careers That Music Grads May Go Into

A degree in music can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
High School Teachers 110,420 $58,190
Art, Drama, and Music Professors 6,240 $71,520
Music Directors and Composers 890 $61,210
Sound Engineering Technicians 650 $59,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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